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Anti-Gay Bias Hindered Toronto Police as Serial Killer Roamed

by BistoshWorld | Apr 13, 2021 | Discrimination, McArthur, Bruce, Murders, Attempted Murders and Homicides, NY Times, Serial Murders, Toronto (Ontario) | 0 |

OTTAWA — A two-and-half-year investigation of the Toronto police found that “systemic...

Could the Pandemic Prompt an ‘Epidemic of Loss’ of Women in the Sciences?

by BistoshWorld | Apr 13, 2021 | #MeToo Movement, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Child Care, Colleges and Universities, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Discrimination, Graduate Schools and Students, Maddow, Rachel, Nature Communications (Journal), NY Times, Race and Ethnicity, Research, Rockefeller University, Sexual Harassment, Social Media, Tenure, Twitter, Women and Girls, Yale University, your-feed-science | 0 |

Like many women during the pandemic, Alisa Stephens found working from home to be a series of...

When Anti-Asian Jokes Targeted BTS, the Boy Band’s Fan Army Mobilized

by BistoshWorld | Apr 12, 2021 | BTS (Music Group), Chile, Discrimination, K-Pop, NY Times | 0 |

A parody on Chilean television of the Korean boy band BTS prompted an international backlash over...

After Going ‘Free of L.G.B.T.,’ a Polish Town Pays a Price

by BistoshWorld | Apr 10, 2021 | Discrimination, Homosexuality and Bisexuality, Law and Justice (Poland), NY Times, Poland, Politics and Government | 0 |

KRASNIK, Poland — When local councilors adopted a resolution two years ago declaring their small...

France’s Outspoken Student Union Positions Itself at the Vanguard of Change

by BistoshWorld | Apr 4, 2021 | Colleges and Universities, Discrimination, France, Luce, Melanie (1966- ), Macron, Emmanuel (1977- ), Minorities, NY Times, Politics and Government, Pougetoux, Maryam, Race and Ethnicity, Unef (National Union of Students of France), Women and Girls, Youth | 0 |

PARIS — A powerful government minister recently condemned it as an organization whose activities...

Women, 86 Percent Absent From Jordan’s Work Force, Are Left Behind

by BistoshWorld | Apr 3, 2021 | Discrimination, Jordan, Labor and Jobs, NY Times, Wages and Salaries, Women and Girls, Women's Rights | 0 |

AMMAN, Jordan — Marwa Alomari’s compassionate and patient style made her a popular English...

Upbeat Official Report on Race in Britain Draws a Swift Backlash

by BistoshWorld | Mar 31, 2021 | Black People, Colston, Edward (1636-1721), Discrimination, Great Britain, Johnson, Boris, Minorities, NY Times, Politics and Government, Race and Ethnicity | 0 |

LONDON — British cities echoed last year with the cries of Black Lives Matter protesters,...

State Dept. Reverses Trump Policies on Reproductive and Religious Freedoms

by BistoshWorld | Mar 30, 2021 | Biden, Joseph R Jr, Birth Control and Family Planning, Blinken, Antony J, China, Discrimination, Freedom of Religion, Human Rights and Human Rights Violations, Khashoggi, Jamal, NY Times, Pompeo, Mike, State Department, Trump, Donald J, United States International Relations, United States Politics and Government, Women and Girls, Women's Rights | 0 |

WASHINGTON — Women’s access to contraceptives and reproductive care is a global human right that...

JAMA Editor Placed on Leave Following Racial Controversy

by BistoshWorld | Mar 25, 2021 | Academic and Scientific Journals, American Medical Assn, Discrimination, Dr. Howard Bauchner, Journal of the American Medical Assn, NY Times, Podcasts, Race and Ethnicity, your-feed-science | 0 |

Following controversial comments on racism in medicine made by a deputy editor at JAMA, the editor...

Mother of Killed Indigenous Man Told to ‘Get It Together’ by Canadian Police

by BistoshWorld | Mar 22, 2021 | Boushie, Colten, Canada, Discrimination, Indigenous People, NY Times, Police Brutality, Misconduct and Shootings, Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Saskatchewan (Canada) | 0 |

OTTAWA — When seven police officers arrived at the home of Debbie Baptiste in August 2016,...

Georgia Attacks Prompt a Muted Reaction in Asia

by BistoshWorld | Mar 20, 2021 | Atlanta (Ga), China, Discrimination, Far East, South and Southeast Asia and Pacific Areas, Murders, Attempted Murders and Homicides, NY Times, Singapore, Taiwan, Vietnam | 0 |

HONG KONG — When six of the eight victims of this week’s shootings at Atlanta-area spas were...

How Anti-Asian Activity Online Set the Stage for Real-World Violence

by BistoshWorld | Mar 19, 2021 | 4chan, Asian-Americans, Atlanta Spa Shootings (2021), Chinese-Americans, Computers and the Internet, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Discrimination, Facebook Inc, Fringe Groups and Movements, NY Times, Politics and Government, Presidential Election of 2020, Race and Ethnicity, Right-Wing Extremism and Alt-Right, Rumors and Misinformation, Social Media, Telegram LLC, Trump, Donald J, Twitter | 0 |

Negative Asian-American tropes have long existed online but began increasing last March as parts...

Category: Discrimination

Anti-Gay Bias Hindered Toronto Police as Serial Killer Roamed

When Anti-Asian Jokes Targeted BTS, the Boy Band’s Fan Army Mobilized

After Going ‘Free of L.G.B.T.,’ a Polish Town Pays a Price

France’s Outspoken Student Union Positions Itself at the Vanguard of Change

Women, 86 Percent Absent From Jordan’s Work Force, Are Left Behind

Upbeat Official Report on Race in Britain Draws a Swift Backlash

State Dept. Reverses Trump Policies on Reproductive and Religious Freedoms

JAMA Editor Placed on Leave Following Racial Controversy

Mother of Killed Indigenous Man Told to ‘Get It Together’ by Canadian Police

Georgia Attacks Prompt a Muted Reaction in Asia

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